Photographer: Alain Rolland

Conference 'EIP Smart Cities and Communities: Leading the Way in Making Europe’s Cities Smarter'

Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, and Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy, each delivered a speech at the conference "EIP Smart Cities and Communities: Leading the Way in Making Europe’s Cities Smarter" which was organised by the EC, in Brussels. City leaders, CEOs and civil society leaders discussed the actions outlined in the "Smart Cities Strategic Implementation Plan" and how to put them into practice. The Commission announced that it will launch an 'Invitation for Smart City and Community Commitments' in spring 2014 to mobilise work on the action plan's priorities. The plan is part of Europe's fifth "Innovation Partnership".